Photo location: The BrockStrong rock at my high school. Growing up, I was friends with Brock Johnson, who battled an unknown autoimmune disease beginning when he was 5 years old. After losing him at age 14, I continued to believe he was always looking out for me and encouraging me to follow my dreams.

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Home front: I have a loving and supporting family. My mom, Tiah, my dad, Jason, and my younger brother, Jacob (age 15), have helped me get to where I am today.

Favorite subject: Math. The satisfaction of solving a hard problem, which may have taken all of class time to do, is one of the best feelings in the world.

Least-favorite subject: English. The amount of points I have been deducted for missing a comma makes it easy to put this subject at the bottom of my list.

How I relax: First, I make a warm bath. Second, I play my relaxing music playlist (it would put anyone to sleep in an instant). Third, I add a bath bomb. Finally, I relax.

Prized possession: The Golden Boot award I won at a soccer camp for scoring the most goals. Yes, this “Golden Boot” is really an old soccer cleat painted gold, but winning it meant a lot because my younger brother got the same award for boys.

Favorite book: The Harry Potter series. If I am to be more specific, “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.” The wizarding world allows me to be as creative and imaginative as I was when I was a child. Being able to put myself in a different world brings back joy to my life.

Favorite movie: “The Nightmare Before Christmas.” Some might question this weird choice, but I personally find the creepy characters to be cute. Also, the songs are quite catchy, as I might know every single lyric.

Favorite television show: “Friends.” If you haven’t seen an episode, I highly recommend season 5, episode 17. “They don’t know that we know they know we know.”

Favorite musician: It has to be Bruno Mars. His voice is so smooth, and I haven’t heard a song of his that I dislike.

Go-to website: YouTube. Not only can I find entertaining content, but I love watching videos that provide helpful strategies that I can use in my everyday life.

Essential app: Quizlet. Those who didn’t use this app in high school had better get it for college.

Favorite home-cooked meal: Lasagna, made by my mom. If we were letting my dad cook, it would end up being a burnt mess!

My cooking specialty: I make a pretty mean batch of cupcakes.

Favorite restaurant: Olive Garden. I think almost everyone can agree when I say that their breadsticks are the best. I also know that half of you reading this have taken their breadsticks to go.

Guilty pleasure: Watching a Netflix show back-to-back for an entire day while eating ice cream.

Proudest sports moment: In my sophomore year at Lancaster, the score was tied with only a minute or two to go. We got a corner kick, and I scored a goal on a header. My whole team surrounded me in celebration.

Sport I’d like to try someday: Swimming. I have always loved going to the pool with my friends and watching Team USA swim in the Summer Olympics.

Story behind my uniform number: Growing up, I always wore No. 10. That was, until freshman year of high school, when I was forced to switch to a different number due to freshmen on varsity getting the last pick. I am now used to having different numbers, so I asked my college coach to pick any number to be my new number. It happened to be No. 21.

Favorite athlete: Brazilian soccer player Pelé is my favorite. His dribbling, passes and other skills blow me away. He was a big inspiration to aspiring young athletes. Also, my uncle was able to meet him, which started my love for Pelé.

Inspiration: My friend Brock Johnson is a huge inspiration for me. He taught me to never stop believing in myself and to follow my dreams no matter what obstacle I encounter.

Person I’d like to meet: Being able to kick around with Lionel Messi and ultimately get embarrassed when I try to pull a move on him and he takes the ball away with ease is a dream of mine.

Dream job: I’ve always dreamed of doing something with sports and physical therapy. If that doesn’t work out, I’d love to be a food critic. What’s better than getting paid to eat?

Place I’d like to travel: All around the world. If I had to pick one place, I would pick the black-sand beaches in Tahiti. My grandparents constantly talk about the time they went to Tahiti, and I can’t help but get a little jealous.

Something most people don’t know about me: I have a cat named Rainbow. I got her for my fifth birthday and named her that because it was my favorite color at the time. It is ironic because she is actually gray and white.

Least-favorite household chore: So many choices, but if I had to pick one, I’d choose laundry. Being a student-athlete means having more jerseys and practice outfits to be washed.

Words to leave by: “Every day is a gift, so make the best of it!” — Brock Johnson

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